Qipi Beach Cabana - Easy to Set Up Canopy, Waterproof, Portable 6' x 6' Beach Shelter, Included Side Wall, Shade with UPF 50+ UV Protection, Ultimate Sun Umbrella - for Kids, Family - Siesta Beach

We live at the beach and I own 2 of these. I could not live without them on the beach. They take 5 minutes to set up and are so practical. Originally I bought one for two people which is perfect. Then I bought an extra large Cool Cabana for bigger groups. Which was hard to assemble and put up and not as sturdy. So I sold it and bought another Qipi. Which if we have a bigger group I just set up them both next to each other. 2 Qipis provide more shade than 1 Cool Cabana and can be set up in less time.The Qipis ease of setting up is its #1 feature. As well as it being lightweight. I as a small female can carry it to the beach and set it up very easily by myself. It does excellent in high winds, and I have even put up the extra side piece and hid out under it in a rainstorm. The extra side piece provided protection from the rain. It also can provide extra shade if needed, and the sand pockets are plentiful and keep it from becoming a wind sail. Also purchasing 2 Qipis is actually less money than one large Cool Cabana and this way you have options. I get asked about it all the time. I highly recommend this product.

This is worth 5 stars overall for stability in wind once assembled but it’s just a *bit* tricky to assemble.First of all, it really does require 2 people or else it’s going to be at least significantly more difficult with one.It’s basically an umbrella, which is good for set up. Other “cabanas” can be kind of tents, with multiple parts and or complicated set ups. But this is basically like deploying an umbrella. A few tricky points and tips below.You’ll want to bury it in the sand farther than the directions say (the blue line on the bottom pole). Especially if it’s at all windy. The bottom pole has a screw to screw into the sand instead of digging a hole. It comes with a small rod that you put through the two button holes that later lock the top part in place. The small rod is used as a handle to screw the bottom into the sand. Again go past the blue line.The pictured finished “cabana” shown was assembled on a day quite windy (10-20 mph winds) and stood steady for the whole day without further attention. Note, the little table doesn’t come with this that was purchased separately.As I said it’s easy enough but for two crucial steps. One, when you open up the umbrella top portion the red lever (pictured) that holds it in place is a bit difficult to release (the latch) and open up the umbrella part. It’s not spring loaded like usual hand held umbrellas in other words. But with one person holding the end level, and the other releasing the red latch it’s easy enough to open I suppose. Just takes a bit of force.Secondly, and this is the trickiest part, the silver pop out buttons that lock the upper to the lower rod as shown, are not obvious how to line up when guiding the (somewhat top heavy) umbrella into the lower rod. What would help really is if they were made with some kind of guide marking, so you could line the two parts up and keep them lined up as you slide the top part into the bottom. Line a red or white line on both parts so you could keep them lined up to make the silver pop out buttons easily snap into place as they got to the holes. Otherwise, as you can imagine, it’s like a guessing game trying to find at what level and position the buttons are to get them to snap out of the holes. Takes a bit of focus and strength to keep the top lined up to the bottom as you guide it down to where the holes are. You’ll also want to be sure both buttons snap in place sometimes one of them isn’t quite lined up. Again with two people this process is easier. I intend to paint some guide lines on the poles to simplify this step in the future.Other than those two issues it works great. And stays in place even in high winds. One final piece of advice: dig a small hole for each of the 4 sandbags and put them in the hole after you fill the bags with sand. They seem to be even more stable when you do that (instead of just laying them on the sand).It can accommodate a person about 5’8” tall when assembled, without crouching down, even if you bury the center rod past the blue line. If you stop at the blue line (on non windy days) might even go to 5’10” although never tried stopping at the blue line.

Saw another version of this and needed it! When I saw the price I was shocked. Then I did my research and found this one. Wow! Amazing price and decided to give it a try. Was the best beach investment I bought. Lightweight, easy to set up and great functionality. Live it!

I bought the Quipi cabana as an anniversary present for my husband and myself. He thought it was a stupid idea. When it arrived we did a mock setup in the living room. It was easy. Yesterday we took it to the beach. I set it up all by myself because I wanted to see if I could do it for those times I go to the beach by myself. I did it easily in just a few minutes. And it is just as easy to take down! I'm 70 years old. Very active, fairly fit. Google Quipi cabana on YouTube. There's a video of a guy setting it up. It truly is that easy! I'd give it more than 5 stars if possible.

Qipi Beach Cabana - Easy to Set Up. Impressed of well maintained during a windy sunny day. The blue stripes color was beautiful. I strongly recommends this cabana.